Angry Akku

by
Vinayak Varma
When the last school bell rang, all
the children laughed and screamed
with joy. All, except Akku. Akku was
angry.
‘Akku ! Akku ! Look at the pretty

sunflowers!’ said appa, as they rode

through a field.

‘GRRMPH! They are too yellow ! They’re

making my eyes hurt !’ said Akku.

‘Akku ! Akku ! Look, look at all the
monkeys’, said appa, pointing at the
roof of their house.
‘ CHEEE !’ said Akku. ‘SHOOO ! Go away,
SHOOO !’
‘ Here, drink some buttermilk ,’ said
appa. ‘ It’ll cool you down.’
‘HRRRM ! Said Akku. ‘ I don’t want
any !’
‘Try a sip at least’
‘ okay fine ‘ said Akku, and tried a sip.

It wasn’t all that bad. She had

another sip. And another.

In no time the glass was empty.

‘ Would you like a vada ?’ asked appa.
‘FFEHH !’ said Akku.

‘ Just one little bite ?’

‘ Okay fine ‘ said Akku and took a bite.

It was quite good . She took another
bite . And another . In no time the plate
was empty .

‘ Good girl ‘ said appa . ‘ now will you tell

me why you are so angry ?’

‘ no ‘ said Akku
‘ was it something I did ?’

‘ no ‘ said Akku. ‘was it something amma

did?’

‘ no ‘ said Akku. ‘ did something bad

happen in school today ?’

‘ maybe ‘ said Akku. ‘ ohh ‘ said appa.

‘Would you like to draw it ?’ asked appa
‘Here’s a nice sheet of paper and some
crayons .’
‘ Okay, fine ’ said Akku.
Akku drew a brick . ‘ This is the stupid
brick that I tripped over this morning .’
‘ You’re right . That is a very stupid
brick ! ‘ said appa.
And Akku drew a boy . ‘ This is Bikku,
a very bad boy ! He laughed when I
fell down ! ‘
‘ you’re right ‘ said appa
‘ He shouldn’t have laughed at you .‘
And Akku drew an idli . ‘ This is my idli . It
fell out of my lunch box when I tripped
over the stupid brick !’
And Akku drew a crow . ‘ This is the very
bad crow that flew off with my idli .’
‘ The crow must have been very
hungry .’ said appa.
And Akku drew her teacher . ‘ This is
my teacher , Amala miss . She helped
me up when I fell down . And then
she hugged me .’
‘ That’s nice of her .’ said appa.
‘ And then she pinched my cheeks . I
don’t like it when my cheeks are
pinched .’
‘ Oho , that must have hurt , no ?’
‘ A little bit . But I’m ok now .’
‘ That’s good .’
‘ See how well you draw Akku ?’ said
appa . ‘ You’re a real artist ! Will you
draw something for amma too ?’
‘ Ok ‘ said Akku and started drawing
some more .
‘ This is a little white mouse , and
this is a boat , and this is a coconut
tree , and this is a sunflower , and
this is your cycle , appa , and this is a
dog , and this is a frog .’
In no time , Akku had forgotten all
about the stupid brick that made her
trip and fall . And about the bad boy
who laughed at her . And about the idli
stealing crow .
And Akku even forgot about being angry.
10 Things to do if you feel angry
1. Laugh loud and jump around with your
arms in the air .
2. Slowly – breath in and breath out .
3. Drink some water or buttermilk .
4. Eat a piece of fruit or vada .
5. Tell a grown-up how you’re feeling
6. Write about how you’re feeling .
7. Draw it . Paint it .
8. Play with a pile of clay .
9. Make up a song about why you’re
angry and sing it aloud .
10. Dance like a monkey .